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Byline: Jennifer Netherby
Investor's Business Daily
For researchers and scientists involved in genetic research, the rush is on to be first to market with new gene therapies and drugs. For Qiagen N.V., which makes tools used by researchers in gene research, that's good news.
Qiagen likes to use the analogy that it is to genomics researchers what suppliers of picks and shovels were to gold-rush diggers.
Qiagen makes the tools used by human genomics researchers to isolat
e DNA and stabilize RNA. Its 280-plus products are designed to automate the gene development process, making it faster and more accurate.
"It's far and away one of the best life sciences companies," said associate analyst Aaron Geist of Robert W. Baird. "They have the best technology for isolating DNA."